House passes measure encouraging Biden to seize Russian assets to fund Ukraine aid
The House passed Wednesday a measure encouraging President Biden to tap the proceeds from assets seized from Russian oligarchs to provide aid to Ukraine.
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Poland and Bulgaria say they won’t bow down to Russia after Gazprom shut off their gas supply
Poland and Bulgaria said Wednesday they won’t bow down to Russia after its state-owned energy supplier Gazprom announced it will shut off their gas supply.
Russia Frees U.S. Ex-Marine In Prisoner Swap
U.S President Joe Biden says Russia has freed former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed from detention on what Moscow confirmed was a prisoner swap to secure the return of its pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko.
International Christian ministry center destroyed, Bibles burned, in Ukraine fighting
The Mission Eurasia Christian ministry had one of its training centers in Ukraine destroyed, and a stockpile of Bibles burned, during fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces last month, CBN News reports. In a social media post about the incident, Mission Eurasia confirmed that all of their members were safe, although their field headquarters in Irpin was destroyed.
Durham: GPS Fusion employees emailed reporters unverified dirt on Trump for negative news stories
Special counsel John Durham revealed that employees of the research firm Fusion GPS sent journalists hundreds of emails with unverified allegations against former President Donald Trump to trigger negative news stories.
40 Nations Support Ukraine As Moscow Warns Of Nuclear Conflict
Leaders from more than 40 countries showed support for Ukraine at U.S.-led talks at its Ramstein airbase in Germany, while Berlin changed its policy, promising military aid to the war-torn nation.
Russia’s new missile, touted by Putin, can carry hypersonic weapons, officer says
A new Russian intercontinental ballistic missile is capable of carrying several hypersonic weapons, a senior Russian military officer said Sunday.
French President Expected In Ukraine After Re-election (Analysis)
French President Emmanuel Macron, who was re-elected on Sunday, is expected in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv to show Europe backs the wartorn nation, a leading analyst told Worthy News.
Hungary Church Group Divers Aid To Ukraine’s Mourning Bucha
A Hungarian church group has delivered the first foreign aid to Ukraine’s mourning city of Bucha, where mass graves were discovered after Russian troops left, an official said.
US Secretaries In Ukraine Amid Russian Attacks Marring Orthodox Easter
The U.S. secretaries of state and defense were in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday as government forces battled Russian troops elsewhere, shattering hopes for an Orthodox Easter truce.
Re-elected French President Facing Challenge
French President Emmanuel Macron defeated far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Sunday, triggering relief among allies that the nuclear-armed nation won’t shift course amid war in Ukraine.
Russian President Orders Blockade Ukraine Steel Plant In Mariupol
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his troops not to storm a steel plant in Ukraine’s besieged port city of Mariupol, where the last group of Ukrainian fighters are holding out. Instead, he ordered them to seal it up and said Russia had control of the strategic port city.
Clinton senior campaign team leaves cohort Sussmann in tough spot ahead of Durham trial
Former top Hillary Clinton presidential campaign officials are leaving onetime Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann to bear the brunt of the blame for orchestrating the now-debunked claim that Donald Trump and his associates colluded with the Russian government in the 2016 race, new court filings show.
Biden Announces New $800 Million In Military Aid For Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden says the United States will send another $800 million in military support to Ukraine to help the country defend against Russian forces in the Donbas region.
Russia Flies Nuclear Fuel To Hungary As War Rages
The Hungarian government has admitted that Russia flew nuclear fuel to Hungary for the nation’s only nuclear power plant.
Ukraine war: World Bank warns of ‘human catastrophe’ food crisis
The world is facing a “human catastrophe” from a food crisis arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the President of the World Bank, David Malpass.
Holocaust Survivor Dies In Ukraine’s Besieged Mariupol Basement
A Jewish woman who survived the Holocaust has died decades later after pleading for water in a freezing basement in the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol.
Russia test-fired its new ‘Son of Satan’ ICBM to threaten the West during its Ukraine war
Russia’s military test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile during the Ukraine war, adding to its already considerable arsenal, in a demonstration Russian leader Vladimir Putin used to take a shot at the US and the Western coalition opposing his invasion of Ukraine.
Russia Pounding East Ukraine, Terrifying Villagers
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says a long-awaited Russian offensive in the east has begun. As Russian forces are attacking Ukrainian positions, church charities stepped up efforts to welcome those fleeing the conflict.
ISIS urges supporters to attack the West amid Ukraine crisis
The Islamic State is encouraging supporters to take advantage of the war in Ukraine to launch a new “global offensive” against the West in revenge for the death of ISIS’s leader earlier this year.